Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-18
MRS. EOBBS' NlllN.

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in TIN. >l,ll IF a, walnut viii J..i,i,, 81,
r..ayi,I, found f,pIr vtrb th.. Ash ,,,l 81,
salad and had ,I,rrs.i her. MN f,r ,,,,.,r,II,
reason II Josiah had h,,u h., Slow n,
would have opinet that a Storm was hr.yy
ing. There was silence for \ riiuut,, after
Mr.. pnl.I.s had n,,.u..l -ir,.
Aren't YOU g,nluu t. ,r.,.ak d" ,b. SAIL =,
length.
A child. remarked Josiah Ir,rriuo hi.
fat chin into hi> shirt Nv low, that !.
surely project requiring very serious con
siderati0n
Mrs. nnblr> tn~~al her head uminnusly.
Every inch oC lace i'm her can S.-.rn.qi Sud-
denly to have arquirtSi starch. white the
gilt ornaments thereon SciutilIated tierr,.ly
when | say thing | mean il. A. Won
know. Josiah | have considered that Won
indulge Your hobbies without restraint. Ii is
high time my tene,olence found something
to OCCUPY il
Josiah drank up hi> wine SLOWLY. When he
spoke again il was il, "A ,r,hdl,fi tone
Dorothy. nv dear. how often have | re-
minded YOU ln TIN. ls>t thr,.,. ears that ynur
poor siSter-lrft a chlld, A. | hay. said ha-
fore. il Is vour clear duty
Mr. DohtS,' The lady rnS. and swept her
black satin skirts Ia the door Here she rause,i
TO add Il re;eat, remember no sister. \
dsgraceful marriage severed all connection
of birth beg that you will never allude 10
that shameful matter again
Perhaps the episode alluded To was well re
membertd by josiah, for be. sl--b,sI several
times in his after dinner solitude. He knew
the madcap girl he had sheltered for many
wears beneath his roof WAS dead. but he
knew. too, that her child lived. and he would
fain have cherished II for the mothers sake
In the course Of the evening Mrs nobl,s re
Sumei the question of adnp,Ion Josiah WAS
a peaceable man, and he loved his wife. but
this last whim was a serious one, and would
nev itaoly entanglc her in difficulties.
I'm going to advertise at once She said.
Mr., Dobhs looked very blank
Il should advise yutI Ia try some other Milan
hat would give less publicity TO the matter
h.. said mildly. THAT wnulI hiring any
amount Of h.ggars and imu.rStnrs ai,nnt
YOU"
Mrs. Dohls looked over her crewel work in
,n injured way
There YOU are again. Josiah. ALWAYS fry
ng 10 oppose me and make nv life miserable
declare YOU contradict me every rnorpiu-
.nd evening about something. Haven't ItnlI
GU befor- what a lonely life lead. lis all
-erv well for YOU. who go away to the CITY
very dav and enjoy yours.If maxine, money
/ ou are lust like all men-vou are selfish 10
lte core With this final f.,nal. nl,tir,,da
irs. Dobhs began to whimper. Mr.. Dobbs
cit guilty Of hcinous cruelty.
A companion might he hersn
The lady lifted herself from the Snf, susb-
pn and Josiah uuailei
A companion" with vitherinr sarcasm
tu make love To Won no Jnrh, Iosi,b
now their sThemipr wayS Didn't I boya
nough of Miss Griggs and her maneuyerinl-
ri Ks, working you bracrS the bus.v nal
ending yuu Christmas cards How dara
on mention person of that sort after all
~ sufferings with them"
of course in the end the lady prevailed
nj Josiah paSsiv.ly cuuuIenaur,-i the sdop-
on. Matters were soon set in order for the
I!fillment of the latest whlm. Yet verify
er heart failed her during the week follow
IL her advertisement Her lonely condition
al never been 80 apparent To her before As
hen she WAS haset bv a crew Of narentS and
uardianS hearing some uuny or bIigb,.5 ;u-
mt for her aduptIon. All sorts and condi-
ous Of men C.rayed her pi-y for ,ba;r
etched children She WAS bawjldarad hv
he offensive hearing of bolder ap,licants
lore than once Mrs Dohbs had r. rin,, IN
ar reSr.a,tabl. butler 10 pet md of .ona in
>tent parent who endeavored to iutluIdata
r. into an imme-liate purchase The r,s,,r
all this was a cessation Of the daily sdyar-
,rmed INFINITELY of all that went ON. rbourb
! interview with his butler one evening
rev a little light ON things that had o.
Irrei
4 wish To- give . months WARNING sir -
id this Gentleman in ,riyary ia his master
"WLv. HOW. Tinker what * tLa matter,
m sure ynu'ye a very comfortable ploc.
lth a boy {" do all your dirty work,
mixer '"d-heu ana sIafiiilei"'i lew
"vh'
wv sh' =" sl~Hh ll'iiii' Us ai"he "l lhaI
lLd crown ol NhSahohdS, as Mrs. Dobbs
es seeing OF every day. Babies, by the
ore. they re brought by impiIeut raS.als
ch a. amt b..eu accustomed to One of
m sb. wouldn't On our of tba r,,,. tiu
Ill ~, Ill, 1, ,,,,.. ,....--.-lt-
ntleman's hous... do assure YOU, sir
Somehow or other Mr. Dohhs MANAGED 10
othe the outraged feelings of his man ser
mt. and pr-yaited uuon hm 10 mt nm.
hil. lnnrrr with tn. incouy.niapca of tbs
ruation. The WORTHY Josiah WAS concerned
r the protection of his wife.
"Ho,y ara ynu pattiner on with ,,o,,r b,,s;